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shrI vaishampAyana uvAcha -

 

shrutvA dharmAnasheSheNa

pAvanAni cha sarvashaH

yudhiShThiraH shAntanavaM

punarevAbhyabhAShata || 1||

 

shrI vaishampAyana spoke:

 

Having heard all the dharma-s and the various ways which destroy the

sins and purify a person, yudhiShTra again asked the son of shantanu.

 

shankara's commentary:

 

shri vaishampAyanaH janamejayaM pratyuvAcha- dharmAn abhyuda

dayaniHshreyasotpAttihetubhUtAn chodanAlaxaNAn.h asheSheNa

kAtsnryen pAvanAni pApaxakarANi dharmarahasyAni cha sarvashaH

sarvaiH prakAraiH shrutvA yudhiShThiro dharmaputraH shAntanava.n

shantanuputra.n bhiShma.n sakalapuruShArthasAdhana.n sukasampAdhyam.h

alpa prayAsam analpaphalam.h anuktamiti kR^itvA punaH bhUya eva

abhyabhAShata prashna.n kR^itavAn.h

 

Brief translation:

 

shrI vaishampAyana replied to janamejaya - After hearing all the

dharma-s that confer good things and lead to liberation and are vedic

in purport, in its entirety, and all the secret aspects and acts of it

which destroy the sins and purify the seeker in different ways,

yudhiShtra (son dharma) again started asking the son of shantanu

(bhIShma). (why) Because he thought that the way which will bring all

the puruShArtha-s and earn joy, at the same time not difficult to

follow, but brings great results has not been told yet. Hence, he asked

again.

 

 

Some comments:

 

The key thing is the dharma-s as mentioned in scriptures are very

difficult to follow, even though they are certain to bring results,

they are quite complex. They have many many restrictions and rules. If

they are broken may even bring disaster. Isn't there a simple way which

all can follow? That was the intention behind yudhishTra asking again.

What was he looking for? That which is easy to do (alpa prayAsam) but

at the same time brings great result (analpa phalam) which brings

great joy (sukha sampAdyam) and all puruShartha-s.

 

Your comments and corrections are welcome.

 

Original text transliterated by shrImati Savithri Devaraj.

 

 

 

 

 

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